Bremen under storm printing: fire brigade with 45 missions at night!

Bremen under storm printing: fire brigade with 45 missions at night!

On Wednesday evening, a violent storm moved across Bremen, which the fire brigade and the emergency services kept going. Lightning twitched in the sky, thunder rumbled and heavy rain began. In the period from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. there was 45 missions in the urban area, such as [Weser-Kurier] (https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/stadt- Vegesack/unwetter-in-nord--die-Feuerwehr-die-Deplagen-vandtlagt-Doc81cewyd2MBWTF9PH57) reports. The fire brigade mainly frees streets from fallen trees, broken branches and overturned construction series.

One of the trickiest missions took place in Lüssum-Bockhorn, where an eight meter long tree was had to be broken down. Fast action was also required in the Vegesacker pedestrian zone after an AST threatened to endanger passers -by. Fortunately, there were no personal injury, but some vehicles were damaged in the urban area.

recorded firefighters

The Bremen fire brigade was well prepared and had increased the staff in the fire brigade and rescue control center. A staff was compiled for the coordination of the missions to efficiently manage the situation. Firefighters of professional and volunteer fire brigades worked hand in hand to quickly master minor missions, while full-time forces were on standby for greater challenges. These were necessary in the face of possible roof trusses due to lightning strikes.

In the Bremen surrounding area, the situation was similar: 200 missions , for example, were recorded in Oldenburg and Ammerland, mainly due to fallen trees. Similar clear evacuation work also had to be carried out in the Osterholz and Cuxhaven counties. A special event occurred in Ritterhude, where the roof structure of an apartment building caught fire after a lightning strike. Five injuries, including two firefighters, were the sad record, and the affected building was declared uninhabitable.

more weather developments

In Bremerhaven, lightning was recorded in two houses, but fortunately there were greater damage. This thunderstorm ended the hottest day of the year in Bremen, such as Buten and Binnen. For the coming days, the German Weather Service (DWD) predicts the weather, since cooler sea air brings lower temperatures.

The overall German context of such weather extremes remains worrying. Climate change, especially for various regions in Germany, brings with it an increase in extreme weather -related extreme events. This is how the topic of heavy rain events is in the center, since it is in connection with sealing and renaturation, such as [Statista] (https://de.statista.com/studie/id/162237/dokument/wetterExtremein-in-Deutschland/). The damage caused by such storms not only burden the environment, they also represent a challenge for the planning and infrastructure of the cities.